92250 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 49% of adults in 92250 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 92250, ~22% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 92250 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 92250 leans more Republican than 4 of 5 neighbors.
92250 runs about 33 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while 92250 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 92250. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 25 points.
Why 92250 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 92250, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
92250 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 66%, modestly above the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 92250 are family households, above 90% of zip codes. 92250 runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 92250, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 92250 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 92250 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 13 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 49% of households in 92250 rent, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in 92250 report food insecurity, above 92% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.